Service difficulty report · Skin · Doug DC872

Difficulty date
January 5, 2006
Submitted
April 8, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N722CX
Make and model
Doug DC872
Aircraft serial
46130
Aircraft time
71,621 hours, 17,096 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Rudder
Part time
71,621 hours, 17,096 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING ROUTINE C-CHECK INSPECTION, RT RUDDER EXTERNAL SKIN CORRODED, STA ZR 276.531. PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR. REMOVED CORROSION IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-8 PAGES 17-18. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW DC-8 SRM 55-2-0 PAGE 12. REMOVED CORRODED PANEL PLATING IAW DC-8 SRM 55-1-0, DC-8 SRM 51-1-21. FABRICATED NEW PANEL PLATING + BONDED FINGER DOUBLER (ALCLAD 7075 T6 0.016) IAW DC-8 SRM 55-6-1 FIG 1 ITEM A. BONDED BOTH PARTS WITH HYSOL IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-9. CLEANED, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA + NEW PANEL PLATING IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-8B. APPLIED SEALANT TO FAYING SURFACES IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-11. INSTALLED NEW PANEL PLATING IAW DC-8 SRM 51-1-21, DC-8 SRM 51-3-0, DC-8 SRM 51-3-1 (TORQUE) REFER TO N/R 2849 FOR BALANCING.

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